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Blue Jay Watch

The Jays lost a pair of games on Friday in their only split-squad action of the spring, dropping their record to 9-11 with eight games remaining.

Sat., March 27, 2010

DUNEDIN, Fla.–The Jays lost a pair of games on Friday in their only split-squad action of the spring, dropping their record to 9-11 with eight games remaining.

At home against the Rays, the Jays lost 14-10, with Opening Day starter Shaun Marcum allowing nine runs in five innings of work.

"It was just a bad day locating pitches," Marcum said in the wake of his penultimate spring start. "Everything I threw seemed like it stayed on the middle third instead of out on the corners."

At Fort Myers, the Jays lost to the Red Sox 3-2 despite a solid performance by starting pitcher Brett Cecil. The left-hander went five shutout innings, allowing two hits with a walk and four strikeouts.Jays first baseman Lyle Overbay made contact with Rays baserunner Carl Crawford in the first inning and was diagnosed with a contusion to his left knee. He is listed as day-to-day.

Manager Cito Gaston confirmed that right-hander Dustin McGowan will be held back from throwing for at least another two weeks. McGowan suffered "dead arm" in his first spring action last Friday.

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Q&A with ...

JOSE BAUTISTA

3B/OF

What would you be doing if not playing baseball?

I'd probably have my college degree by now and somehow working in the business world.

What do you do to relax away from the field during the season?

Just watch movies or try to read some books.

What MLB player, past or present, do you admire most?

Manny Ramirez because of his hitting ability.

Favourite city on the road, major or minor leagues?

I'd say Chicago. It's a very nice town to spend a couple of days in.

Major fear or phobia?

Maybe bungee jumping, parachuting.If given the choice what would be your favourite uniform number and why?

No. 19 because it's my birth date, also my mom's and my brother's.

Hits ...

Jays 2B Aaron Hill continued his solid spring with three hits to raise his average to .417.

And Misses

Reliever Steve Register gave up five runs and two walks in just two-thirds of an inning against the Rays.

Richard Griffin

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